Shelby Skrhak

Shelby Skrhak is executive editor of CandysDirt.com and producer of the Dallas Dirt podcast. She loves covering estate sales and murder homes, not necessarily related. As a lifelong Dallas native, she's been an Eagle, Charger, Wildcat, and a Comet.

This Lakewood Beauty Has Everything Going For It

By Shelby Skrhak / April 25, 2020 /

Location is everything, as they say. This lovely 2009 Hill Country ranch-style home at 6908 Kenwood Ave. in the heart of Lakewood, is a short distance from White Rock Lake, downtown, Lakewood Elementary, retail and delicious dining, including Meso Maya, Dream Café, Hillside Tavern, and the soon-to-open Hudson House. But other features are equally “everything,”…

This White Rock Forest Home Has a Colorful Surprise in the Laundry Room

By Shelby Skrhak / April 25, 2020 /

Homeowner Adie Buchanan has flair for painting rooms in fantastic colors. In her last home, the local HR manager converted an entire bedroom into a dream closet with hot pink-painted walls and a chandelier. “I love bright colors, but in a smaller space,” she says. “It makes it a fun space that can be easily…

Meet Madison Gardner, HP-Native and Owner of Lawns of Dallas

By Shelby Skrhak / April 22, 2020 /

Leaving the corporate world behind to become an entrepreneur doesn’t seem like a huge leap. But Madison Gardner, a third-generation Park Cities denizen, left a career in management consulting and private equity to purchase a Dallas landscaping company that was founded long before he was even born. Now the Highland Park High School class of…

This Lake Highlands Soft Contemporary Is No Cookie Cutter

By Shelby Skrhak / April 22, 2020 /

Nora Lane of Allie Beth Allman describes this week’s High Caliber Home of the Week, a four-bedroom, five and half-bath, as comfortable, cool, and different in a great way. “No cookie-cutter home here,” the listing agent says. Can I get an Amen? Nestled in a quiet cul-de-sac in Lake Highlands, you’ll fall in love with…

What You Should Be Doing Now to Get Ready for New Round of PPP Loan Funding

By Shelby Skrhak / April 22, 2020 /

Before the first round of funding ran out last week, Ebby Halliday agent Jason Bell had become the resident expert on Small Business Administration loans for friends and fellow agents who understandably had more questions than answers when applying for coronavirus relief. “It was a jumbled mess,” Bell says. In early April, the Plano Willow…